Research Article

The Relationship between Fear of Missing Out and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescent: The Mediating Role of Social Comparison and Loneliness / Ergenlerde Sosyal Ortamlarda Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu İle Öznel İyi Oluş Arasındaki İlişki: Sosyal Karşılaştırma Ve Yalnızlığın Aracı Rolü

Volume: 14 Number: 2 April 29, 2023
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The Relationship between Fear of Missing Out and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescent: The Mediating Role of Social Comparison and Loneliness / Ergenlerde Sosyal Ortamlarda Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu İle Öznel İyi Oluş Arasındaki İlişki: Sosyal Karşılaştırma Ve Yalnızlığın Aracı Rolü

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of Social Comparison and Loneliness in the relationship between Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Subjective Well-Being (SWB) in adolescents. For this purpose, the research is conducted according to the relational survey model, one of the descriptive research models. 1000 adolescents (505 females and 495 males) participated in the study. Participants are selected using stratified sampling method, which is one of the random/probability sampling methods. In this study, proportional stratified sampling method, which is based on the selection of sampling elements for each stratum depending on the distribution rate of that stratum in the population, is used. Four scales including Fear of Missing Out Scale, Adolescent Subjective Well-Being Scale, Social Comparison Scale and UCLA Loneliness Scale-Short Form and a personal information form including of sociodemographic questions were used as data collection tools in the study. The mediating role of social comparison and loneliness in the relationship between fear of missing out in social settings and subjective well-being in adolescents is analyzed using structural equation modeling. Pearson product-moment correlation analysis and path analysis, one of the structural equation modelling techniques, were used in data analyses. The results of the correlation analysis show that there is a significant relationship between FoMO, SWB, social comparison and loneliness. According to the results of the study, there is a negative relationship between adolescents' FoMO and their SWB. According to the results, as adolescents' FoMO increases, their SWB levels decrease. In addition, it was also concluded that as the level of adolescents' FoMO, their self-worth decreases and their loneliness levels increase. Path analysis results show that social comparison mediate the relationship between FoMO and SWB in adolescents. Path analysis results show that loneliness also has a mediating role in the relationship between FoMO and SWB in adolescents. The results of the research are discussed in the light of the literature and previous studies and recommendations were presented.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 29, 2023

Submission Date

October 14, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 17, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 14 Number: 2

APA
Çifçi, S., & Kumcağız, H. (2023). The Relationship between Fear of Missing Out and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescent: The Mediating Role of Social Comparison and Loneliness / Ergenlerde Sosyal Ortamlarda Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu İle Öznel İyi Oluş Arasındaki İlişki: Sosyal Karşılaştırma Ve Yalnızlığın Aracı Rolü. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 14(2), 83-101. https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.1187412

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